1.
Munthe, Christian, 1962
(författare)
The Price of Precaution and the Ethics of Risk
2011
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
Since a couple of decades, the notion of a precautionary principle plays a central and increasingly influential role in international as well as national policy and regulation regarding the environment and the use of technology. Urging society to take action in the face of potential risks of human activities in these areas, the recent focus on climate change has further sharpened the importance of this idea. However, the idea of a precautionary principle has also been problematised and criticised by scientists, scholars and policy activists, and been accused of almost every intellectual sin imaginable: unclarity, impracticality, arbitrariness and moral as well as political unsoundness. In that light, the very idea of precaution as an ideal for policy making rather comes out as a dead end. On the basis of these contrasting starting points, Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and used as a foundation for defending the idea of precaution in environmental and technological policy making against its critics, while at the same time avoiding a number of identified flaws. The theory is shown to have far-reaching consequences for areas such as bio-, information- and nuclear technology, and global environmental policy in areas such as climate change. The author argues that, while the price we pay for precaution must not be too high, we have to be prepared to pay it in order to act ethically defensible. A number of practical suggestions for precautionary regulation and policy making are made on the basis of this, and some challenges to basic ethical theory as well as consumerist societies, the global political order and liberal democracy are identified
2.
Juth, Niklas, 1973, et al.
(författare)
The Ethics of Screening in Health Care and Medicine: Serving Society or Serving the Patient?
2012
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
Medical or health-oriented screening programs are amongst the most debated aspects of health care and public health practices in health care and public health ethics, as well as health policy discussions. In spite of this, most treatments of screening in the research literature restrict themselves to isolated scientific aspects, sometimes complemented by economic analyses or loose speculations regarding policy aspects. At the same time, recent advances in medical genetics and technology, as well as a rapidly growing societal focus on public health concerns, inspires an increase in suggested or recently started screening programs. This book involves an in-depth analysis of the ethical, political and philosophical issues related to health-oriented screening programs. It explores the considerations that arise when heath care interacts with other societal institutions on a large scale, as is the case with screening: What values may be promoted or compromised by screening programs? What conflicts of values do typically arise – both internally and in relation to the goals of health care, on the one hand, and the goals of public health and the general society, on the other? What aspects of screening are relevant for determining whether it should be undertaken or not and how it should be organised in order to remain defensible? What implications does the ethics of screening have for health care ethics as a whole? These questions are addressed by applying philosophical methods of conceptual analysis, as well as models and theories from moral and political philosophy, medical ethics, and public health ethics, to a large number of ongoing and proposed screening programs which makes this book the first comprehensive work on the ethics of screening. Analyses and suggestions are made that are of potential interest to health care staff, medical researchers, policy makers and the general public.
3.
Munthe, Christian, 1962
(författare)
Pure Selection. The Ethics of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Choosing Children without Abortion
1999
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
Preimplantation ge¬netic diagnosis (PGD) is taken to mark the starting-point of a new phase in human reproduction, where the possibility of choosing children on genetic grounds without having to resort to ethi¬cally controversial procedures (such as abortion) will grad¬ually increase. Ethical and political issues actu¬alised by this develop¬ment are addressed. The discussion touches upon issues regarding the moral status of em¬bryos and gametes, the moral import of respecting individual auton¬omy and its implications for the requirement of informed consent in health-care, the connec¬tion between sickness, dis¬ability and the value of life, the moral status of possible future people, and the connection between choosing children and eugenic policies of the past. Practical policy issues are adressed on the basis of this, as well as an empirical case-study of the intro¬duction of PGD in Sweden. The book ends up in a set of recommendations regarding the management of re¬search on, introduction and routine use of procedures for pure se¬lection, both within health care and from the point of view of society as a whole. It is argued that research on such procedures should be allowed and supported by society. However, tight restrictions regarding the clinical introduction of new procedures in this area is highly desirable. A rough model for implementing such re¬strictions is also pre¬sented. It is further asserted that, although reasons of economy and safety should limit the access to pure se¬lection, society should not apply any explicit restrictions based on ideasregarding how different traits affect a person’s quality of life. It is stressed that, in order to to avoid a re¬sur¬rection of eugenic policies of the past, the development in this field un¬der¬lines the need for continued and strengthen public support to the sick, dis¬abled and mentally retarded.
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Lundälv, Jörgen, 1966
(författare)
Det talande offret. Journalistik vid olyckor och katastrofer
1999
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
Det talande offret är en skildring av tillståndet i svensk krisjournalistik och en diskussion om hur väl förberedda journalister är i kontakterna med den sårade och lidande människan. I boken berättar reportrar och fotografer om sina erfarenheter från olycks- och katastrofplatser. Två viktiga metoder framkommer: "kompostering" och "återvinning" av kriserfarenheter. Boken ger även råd om hur räddningspersonal mfl i sin yrkesroll bör bemöta pressen när en katastrof inträffat. Boken, som är den första i sitt slag i Sverige, kan användas som studiematerial inom journalist-, medicin-, vård-, socionom-, polis-, och räddningstjänstutbildningarna.
5.
Rydeman, Bitte, et al.
(författare)
KOM MED - kommunicera med teknik : Kursbok
2022
Bok (populärvet., debatt m.m.) abstract
Kursbok om Alternativ och Kompletterande Kommunikation (AKK), med fokus på kommunikationshjälpmedel, praktiska metoder och förhållningssätt. Boken ingår i ett kursmaterial i tre delar, för utbildning av personliga assistenter och andra som arbetar och lever nära ungdomar och vuxna med omfattande kommunikationssvårigheter på grund av funktionsnedsättning.
6.
Vinblad, Elin, et al.
(författare)
KOM MED - kommunicera med teknik : Metoder och övningar
2022
Bok (populärvet., debatt m.m.) abstract
Metod- och övningsbok om Alternativ och Kompletterande Kommunikation (AKK), med fokus på kommunikationshjälpmedel, praktiska metoder och förhållningssätt. Boken ingår i ett kursmaterial i tre delar, för utbildning av personliga assistenter och andra som arbetar och lever nära ungdomar och vuxna med omfattande kommunikationssvårigheter på grund av funktionsnedsättning.
7.
Cutas, Daniela, 1978
(författare)
GenEtica Reproducerii : The GenEthics of Reproduction
2007
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
The book comprises three parts: (1) a general presentation and analysis of the main relevant concepts: bioethics, human genetic engineering, eugenics, disability and, particularly, of the relations between these; (2) the analysis of two documents of the Council of Europe (the so called “Bioethics Convention” and its first protocol), and the reconstruction of the debates surrounding their primary concerns: human dignity and rights in relation to the prospect of human genetic engineering; and (3) the analysis of a Romanian draft law on human assisted reproduction and of the Romanian legislative endeavours and debates regarding human genetic engineering.
8.
Lundälv, Jörgen, 1966
(författare)
Säker utryckning. Krasch och prevention vid utryckningskörning
2006
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
Trafikolyckor och kraschvåld med utryckningsfordon får ofta förödande konsekvenser för alla inblandade - personal, patienter, anhöriga och medtrafikanter. Hittills har detta varit lite uppmärksammade problem. I boken Säker utryckning beskrivs olyckor med polis-, ambulans-, och räddningsfordon i de nordiska länderna liksom en rad skadeförebyggande åtgärder. Praktik och forskning förenas i boken.
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Trägårdh, Björn, 1950
(författare)
FoU - i takt med tid och omvärld?
2011
Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt) abstract
Boken utvärderar vilken betydelse FoU-organisationer har för sina uppdragsgivare i kommuner och landsting. Exemplet är Fou i Väst/GR med inriktning på insatser inom missbruks- och beroendevård. särskilt diskuteras användningen av styrkonceptet "evidensbaserad praktik". i analysen utvecklas en FoU-modell bestående av fyra bärande komponenter. Bokens avslutande kapitel blickar framåt vilket landar i fyra möjliga utvecklingsområden.
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